Sourcing Specialist

2 weeks ago


Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Santam Full time

What will you do?

This career opportunity is available at Santam for the Group Sourcing: Procurement department, the role is based in Bellville, Cape Town.

This role will primarily support Procurement Managers in executing procurement strategies across the Sanlam Group and will form part of the Category Procurement team particularly in Marketing Services, Professional Services and Facilities Management.

What will make you successful in this role?

Classification of spend and detailed analysis of spend. Development of procurement business cases. Initiate procurement initiatives and development of approved category plans. Sourcing and contracting management of commodities within the procurement portfolio. Management of costs and achieve savings against the budget. Drive strategic sourcing initiatives and show acumen towards driving new initiatives. Manage supplier relationships; manage contracted database and new contracts. Ensure necessary compliance processes are adhered to. Manage and maintain various reporting platforms and validate system integrity and data quality. Internal stakeholder management between procurement, operations/business and clients. Attend and provide support in required Cross Functional Sourcing Team meetings. Support the relevant procurement managers in ad hoc duties. This will result in the following outcomes: Cost savings Providing Client Delight in terms of optimal supply of service; Providing "Best Practice" procurement processes to increase efficiency; and Supporting and upholding a team culture of Engagement.

Qualification and Experience

Member of Charted Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) with level 4/5 or equivalent CIPS training would be beneficial. BComm (preferable) or equivalent being a Procurement Qualification with other relevant qualifications. Experience in sourcing, contracting and supplier management across multiple spend categories. Minimum of 5 years practical experience in procurement and/or supply chain environment (Preferable) in a short-term insurance or related.

Knowledge and Skills

Excellent ability to interact and work cross functionally within organization Strong planning and organizing skills Strong supplier / market analysis skills Problem solving skills Project management skills Contract management and administration skills Ability to perform under pressure and deadlines Presentation skills and excellent communication skills

Core Competencies

Cultivates innovation - Contributing through othersCustomer focus - Contributing through othersDrives results - Contributing through othersCollaborates - Contributing through othersBeing resilient - Contributing through others

About The Company

Santam is the market leader in the general insurance industry in Southern Africa. We are a large, diversified, expanding and transforming company and whilst based in South Africa, we are rapidly moving into a number of emerging markets, both in Africa and Asia.

Our success is rooted in our passion for our clients and everything we do is centered on our delivery of Insurance Good and Proper. We're about people. People drive our business so it follows that we want to recruit the best people possible whether they work for us permanently or for a short time as temporary employees.

At Santam we are committed to transformation and embracing diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse workplace with employment equity as an employment equity goals we give preference to applicants key goal to create an inclusive workforce, representative of from the designated groups in alignment with the Divisions the demographics of our society. In achieving our Employment Equity targets.



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